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Rufous-capped Thornbill
Chalcostigma ruficeps (Gould, 1846)
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Rufous-capped Thornbill, Chalcostigma ruficeps, is a hummingbird of the Andes in South America, breeding from south-eastern Ecuador through Peru to west-central Bolivia. It was described by Gould in 1846. It is a member of the family Trochilidae and is placed in the order Apodiformes. The species is found on the eastern Andean slopes, where it uses humid secondary forest, humid montane forest and cloudforest. It is a monotypic species. Its breeding range extends across the same broad Andean belt, and it has also been recorded in Colombia as a vagrant.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: se Ecuador to wc Bolivia
